Fmr. Wash. Gov.: China Would Be Hurting Itself if It Invaded Taiwan

CAPEHART The New York ░░░░░░░░ I want to read ░░░░░░░░ quote to you from ░░░░░░░░ New York Times and ░░░░░░░░ is in the realm ░░░░░░░░ national security ambassador Across ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration some officials ░░░░░░░░ concerned that the trade ░░░░░░░░ would soon escalate into ░░░░░░░░ national security crisis potentially ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese to move ░░░░░░░░ plans for a military ░░░░░░░░ of Taiwan Your reaction ░░░░░░░░ that and how concerned ░░░░░░░░ you by that possibility ░░░░░░░░ No I don t ░░░░░░░░ that that would happen ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ economic crisis and the ░░░░░░░░ war is connected to ░░░░░░░░ s intentions regarding Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ if there were to ░░░░░░░░ an invasion of Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ China Taiwan would be ░░░░░░░░ And China really depends ░░░░░░░░ so much of the ░░░░░░░░ activity and the products ░░░░░░░░ out of Taiwan including ░░░░░░░░ and advanced technology So ░░░░░░░░ would be hurting itself ░░░░░░░░ it were to launch ░░░░░░░░ invasion Obviously China does ░░░░░░░░ want Taiwan to become ░░░░░░░░ continue toward a path ░░░░░░░░ independence and so they ░░░░░░░░ been kind of showing ░░░░░░░░ toughness and showing strength ░░░░░░░░ military flyovers ships going ░░░░░░░░ the Taiwan straits But ░░░░░░░░ understands that it would ░░░░░░░░ be in China s ░░░░░░░░ at this moment to ░░░░░░░░ any type of military ░░░░░░░░ against Taiwan because the ░░░░░░░░ of the world would ░░░░░░░░ very very negatively and ░░░░░░░░ huge sanctions on China ░░░░░░░░ given the precarious nature ░░░░░░░░ China s economy coupled ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs on Chinese ░░░░░░░░ which will hurt the ░░░░░░░░ of China having sanctions ░░░░░░░░ China because of an ░░░░░░░░ of Taiwan would only ░░░░░░░░ things worse.”